Project Log: Wednesday, January 19, 2011
To wrap up work on the cabin sole substrate, I washed
and lightly sanded the new tabbing and other areas, then
cleaned up. It was nice to have a firm, sturdy
platform underfoot; plus, this meant that now I could
start various interior projects as time and logic
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After spending a bit of time on board sort of mentally
thinking through many of the jobs ahead, I decided that
the caprails had to be the priority: I needed to
get those back in place and secure at least some of the
U-bolts while I had the clear access from beneath.
Until then, I couldn't start the work in the engine
room, which was the next space demanding my attention.
Only after the caprails were back on, and the U-bolts
reinstalled, could I move on to building bulkheads and
installing the tanks in the engine room, all of which I
needed to complete before I could build a new pilothouse
floor--something for which I was growing increasingly
anxious.
Fortunately, most of the major work on the caprails was
done; there was more sanding to do on four of the
sections, and then there was the port forward piece that
required some repairs at its end.
To repair the damaged caprail section, I made a clean
cut to remove the splintered edge; I found I could use
the miter saw for this cut, which guaranteed a clean
joint line. Then, I glued an oversized block of
teak in place, clamping it securely till the epoxy
cured. Later, I'd use the opposite rail as a
template to mark and cut and shape the repair as needed.
I'd hoped to also glue a smaller repair at the aft end
of the same section, but the mechanics of gluing and
clamping didn't work for that end while the forward end
was being clamped, so I left that repair for another
day. |
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Total Time Today: 1.75 hours
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